Northern Waves is a TV-Tech and Business Conference taking place on the 31st of May 2018. This one-day event will feature speakers including leaders, specialists and decision makers from the TV industry who will be presenting topics on how TV-technology impacts the business directions of streaming service owners and the industry itself. The morning sessions […]
Following advanced-television.com’s reporting that a deal was imminent, Permira, the global private equity firm, has confirmed that it is to acquire Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business. Following the close of the transaction, the Permira Funds will create a new, rebranded company focused on developing and delivering video solutions for the pay-TV industry. […]
The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has submitted its final report on 21st Century Fox’s bid to buy the 61 per cent of Sky it does not already own to Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Hancock now has 30 working days to deliver his final ruling on the […]
Consumer demand for TV sets is poised to return to growth in 2018, according to the latest Worldwide TV Market Report from Futuresource Consulting. The recovery of several markets linked with a transition to 4K UHD models will drive trade value up by 5 per cent to $85 billion (€70bn). “We believe 4K UHD TV […]
People in the UK will engage with media more than ever this year, but overall consumption has plateaued, according to eMarketer’s latest time spent with media forecast. eMarketer expects UK adults to spend an average of 9 hours, 23 minutes each day watching, streaming, reading and listening to media this year. The most notable aspect […]
A new Regional public TV broadcaster, À Punt, has launched in Spain covering the Comunidad Valenciana in the east of the country. With public funding of €55 million, the channel plans to reach a share of 8 per cent within three years – the average audience share reached by all 13 of the current regional […]
Back on January 1st Intelsat adopted the ASC 606 accounting rules* which make absolute like-for-like comparisons with 2016’s numbers slightly difficult. This year’s Q1 numbers saw total revenue of $544 million, an increase of $5 million or 1 per cent as compared to the first quarter of 2017. Total revenue excluding the effects of ASC […]
A March 29th letter from Ericsson to the FCC called on the US regulator to make the 3.7-4.2 GHz band available for mobile broadband. Moreover, Ericsson asked that the FCC moves “quickly” saying that the bandwidth “is of vital importance in fulfilling the goal of ensuring that adequate low-, mid-, and high-band spectrum is available […]
The digital expansion of motor sport’s premier category is continuing apace, with another important addition: an F1 Live Show exclusively on Twitter. As of the Spanish Grand Prix and for a further nine rounds of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, followers of the official @f1 account on Twitter will be able to access […]
Fifty-nine per cent of marketers’ digital advertising budgets are currently allocated to digital video, a consistent climb in share since 2016, according to the Digital Content NewFronts: 2018 Video Ad Spend Study, released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Furthering the trend, more than